This will be the first time the All-Star festivities will take place at the United Center. "We look forward to being here". Bulls star Michael Jordan was named the MVP of the game after scoring 40 points. It is my pleasure to be part of the National Basketball Association at a time when the All-Star Game and the surrounding festivities are coming back to town. In 1973 and 1988, the games were played at the Chicago Stadium. Chicago will be the center of the basketball universe come Winter of 2020. "Now, it's a campus", he said.

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Los Angeles is set to host the 2018 NBA All-Star Game, and Charlotte, who lost the 2017 game amid controversy over the state of North Carolina's controversial "bathroom bill", will host the 2019 contest.